Projects

Collaborative Scheme for Early Career Researchers

The scheme provides researchers from across all faculties at King’s College London with the support and funding to establish a collaborative and innovative project with a cultural sector or technology industry partner in their area of research. The scheme is designed as a response to a question many PhD students and Early Career Researchers face: ‘How can I make my research have an impact beyond academia?’

shape their project idea with input and expertise from cultural partners;

receive support from Institute Associates in developing the joint application with the cultural partner; and

disseminate research findings through a novel medium and generate impact beyond academia.

We would like to invite PhD students and staff within five years of PhD award to submit a summary of their project idea by 15 April 2018. The Institute will suggest suitable partners to successful applicants who do not have an established contact with the cultural sector but we also encourage proposals by applicants who have already secured a cultural collaboration.

To be successful, proposals must:

be innovative, test new approaches and provoke further debate;

have potential for collaboration between art/culture and academia;

produce high quality and original outputs; and

have a clear vision for influencing wider policy, practice or production and informing research and learning at King’s.

Projects in 2017

After a competative application process, in 2017 eight projects were supported from across the university and each was awarded £1,500 from the Cultural Institute to help them realise their project. These projects are:

In 2014, thirty applications were submitted from across the College, which were reviewed by Katherine Bond, Director, Cultural Institute, and the Institute's Knowledge Exchange Associates. Eight projects were supported, each receiving funds of £1,000. the projects took place between 1 August and 31 December 2014. You can read more about the projects below:

Random Walks Project led by Barbara Bravi, Aleksandra Aloric and Silvia Bartolucci, in the Department of Mathematics, in collaboration with Sari Nusier, Department of Computer Science, Design Science and NETADIS.

Translation Plays Project led by Sophie Stevens, Department of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies in collaboration with Arcola Theatre.

Voicing the Silence Project led by Dr Elsa Montgomery, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery in collaboration with video production company, JMotion.